How to Hold Errant DOJ Officials Accountable:
Prosecuting DOJ Crimes
Has President Donald J. Trump committed crimes? Yes, many, varied, and with regularity. The subject of this paper is holding the Department of Justice officials accountable for criminal actions that individuals committed at the direction of a corrupt President who rendered illegal directives.
Evidence of President Trump being a Criminal
“March 2023 indictment in New York. He faced 34 criminal charges of falsifying business records in the first degree related to payments made to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. The trial began on April 15, 2024; Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts on May 30, 2024.” [i]
“While Donald Trump did not admit personal wrongdoing as part of a 2016 legal settlement, the lawsuits and subsequent settlement for $25 million to over 6,000 former students effectively addressed claims that Trump University was a fraud and a "scam".
Key details regarding the legal cases and outcomes include:
· Accusations of Fraud: Multiple lawsuits (two class-action suits in California and one brought by the New York Attorney General) accused Trump University of being a "bait-and-switch" operation that used high-pressure sales tactics to bilk students out of thousands of dollars, from $1,500 to $35,000, for real estate seminars that failed to deliver on their promises.
· False Advertising Claims: The lawsuits alleged false advertising, including the claims that:
o Donald Trump "hand-picked" the instructors, a claim contradicted by sworn testimony.
o The program was an "ivy league quality" university, when in reality it was not an accredited institution and did not grant degrees.
o Students would learn Trump's personal real estate secrets, which did not happen.
· New York AG's Findings: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who called the operation a "fraud from beginning to end," said the settlement was a "stunning reversal" by Trump and a "major victory" for the victims.
· Unlicensed Operation: A New York judge ruled that Trump was personally liable for operating an unlicensed, for-profit school in violation of state education law.
· Settlement Rationale: Trump had previously vowed never to settle the cases, but after the 2016 election, his lawyers settled to avoid the "bizarre spectacle" of a sitting president facing a civil fraud trial and to allow Trump to focus on his presidential duties.”[ii]
What is the DOJ doing at Trump’s direction?
“As of November 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is operating under the directives of President Donald Trump's second administration and Attorney General Pam Bondi. The current DOJ is actively implementing the administration's policies, which represent a significant shift from the previous administration's priorities.
Key directives and actions being pursued by the current DOJ include:
· Combating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs: Following President Trump's Executive Order 14173, the DOJ's Civil Division is prioritizing investigations and enforcement actions against what it terms "illegal private-sector DEI preferences, mandates, policies, programs, and activities". This has also led to the termination of environmental justice settlement agreements viewed through a "DEI lens".
· Immigration Enforcement: The DOJ has been directed to significantly step up immigration enforcement, prioritize identifying illegal immigrants, and prosecute immigration violations.
· Shifting Enforcement Priorities: The department is realigning its enforcement priorities, for example, by hitting "pause" on most Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity and focusing more on "Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations".
· Review of Past Prosecutions: Attorney General Bondi has launched a review to scrutinize those within the Justice Department who were involved in past prosecutions of Mr. Trump, including the classified documents and election interference cases, which have since been dropped.
· Addressing Potential Conflicts: The administration faces significant ethical concerns regarding President Trump's claims for monetary compensation from the DOJ for past investigations into him, with legal experts suggesting a neutral third party would be needed to assess the claims to avoid a violation of the emoluments clause.”[iii]
Evidence of President Trump being a Criminal
Table 1 Summary from Wikipedia
Having been elected to a second term, the President’s Justice Department dismissed charges of mishandling national security documents and attempting to overturn the 2020 US Presidential election. Those dismissals should themselves require investigation when objectivity is restored to the DOJ in the future.
Did Trump’s companies commit crimes? The answer is Yes.
“Yes, two corporate entities of the Trump Organization were convicted of crimes in December 2022.
Specifically, The Trump Corporation and The Trump Payroll Corporation were found guilty of all 17 criminal charges they faced in a New York state court, including:
- Scheme to defraud in the first degree
- Conspiracy in the fourth degree
- Criminal tax fraud in the third and fourth degrees
- Falsifying business records in the first degree
These convictions were related to a 15-year-long tax fraud scheme where top executives, including former CFO Allen Weisselberg, received off-the-books compensation and perks (such as rent, car leases, and private school tuition) without reporting them as income to evade taxes. The companies benefited from paying less in payroll taxes.
The companies were fined the maximum allowable penalty of approximately $1.6 million. Allen Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty to 15 felonies and testified during the trial as part of a plea deal, was sentenced to five months in jail.
Donald Trump was not personally charged in this specific criminal case, though he was later convicted in a separate 2024 criminal trial for falsifying business records related to a hush-money payment scheme. The Trump Organization has appealed the 2022 corporate conviction.”[iv]
How many times have Trump’s directives been found illegal by the courts?
“It is difficult to provide a single, precise number for the times Donald Trump's directives have been found illegal by the courts because the count is extensive and constantly evolving due to ongoing litigation, appeals, and the complexities of legal challenges.
Here is a general overview:
- Numerous Legal Challenges: The Trump administration faced hundreds of lawsuits challenging a wide range of its policies, including those related to immigration, the environment, healthcare, and federal workforce regulations.
- Over 100 Injunctions: As of November 2025, courts had issued more than 100 preliminary injunctions or temporary restrictions on various Trump administration directives, suggesting that in over a hundred cases, judges found the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their argument that the actions were unlawful.
- Specific Examples:
- Multiple courts blocked Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship, finding it violated the 14th Amendment.
- A federal judge concluded that mass probationary firings within the federal government were illegal, though a remedy was complicated by a later Supreme Court ruling.
- Courts have repeatedly found various actions related to immigration enforcement and asylum procedures to be unlawful, often for failing to follow proper administrative procedures or exceeding presidential authority.
- Complexity: The legal challenges vary widely in their scope and finality. Some lower court rulings were temporary (preliminary injunctions), while others were final rulings that were subsequently appealed, reversed, or affirmed by higher courts. Many cases were also rendered moot by the end of his term or new executive actions by his successor.
Therefore, while a definitive, universally agreed-upon number is unavailable due to the dynamic nature of litigation, the number of directives found to be illegal or likely illegal by various federal courts is well over one hundred.”[v]
As citizens reading this treatise, you cannot say you are not aware. The question is, how will the parties be held accountable?
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[i] Wikipedia, Indictments against Trump, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Trump#:~:text=March%202023%20indictment%20in%20New%20York,-Main%20article%3A%20Prosecution&text=He%20faced%2034%20criminal%20charges,counts%20on%20May%2030%2C%202024.
[ii] AI Overview
[iii] ibid
[iv] AI Overview
[v] ibid
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